Siding mounting strip

ABSTRACT

A siding mounting strip engageable on the upper longitudinal edge of a siding board provides an outturned guide and support for the lower edge of the next applied siding board thereabove and a longitudinal cushion between the siding board on which the device is applied and the wall surface supporting the same.

United States Patent [191 Charniga June 25, 1974 SIDING MOUNTING STRIP[76] Inventor: Joseph Charniga, Box 5037, Poland.

Ohio 44514 [22] Filed: Aug. 24, 1972 [21] Appl. No: 283,567

[52] US. Cl. 52/547, 52/553 [51] Int. Cl E04d 1/34 [58] Field of Search52/543548, 52/553, 520, 551, 394, 521, 462; 49/91, 485, 49/493 [56]References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,292,984 8/1942 Alvarez, Jr52/553 X 2,811,083 6/1950 Small 52/547 3,173,229 3/1965 Weber t. 52/553X FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS 944,379 12/1963 Great Britain 52/394217,302 3/1967 Sweden 944,379 12/1963 Great Britain 52/394 PrimaryExaminer-Henry C. Sutherland Assistant ExaminerCur| D. FriedmanAttorney. Agent, or Firm-Webster B. Hnrpman [5 7] ABSTRACT A sidingmounting strip engageable on the upper 10ngitudinal edge of a sidingboard provides an outturned guide and support for the lower edge of thenext applied siding board thereabove and a longitudinal cushion betweenthe siding board on which the device is applied and the wall surfacesupporting the same.

4 Claims, 2 Drawing Figures SIDING MOUNTING STRIP BACKGROUND OF THEINVENTION 1. Field of the lnventioni Y This invention relates to frameconstructions such as used in dwelling houses wherein horizontallyextending lap siding is applied as an exterior wall surface and morespecifically to means for sealing such siding with respect to the wallsurface and providing a guide and mounting ledge for successive piecesof siding applied thereto.

2. Description of the Prior Art:

Prior structures of this type have largely related to clips for holdinglap siding as in patent 3,173,229 and for forming lock seams as inpatent 984,860.

This invention provides a continuous self-supporting seal between theupper edge of apiece of lap siding and the wall to which it is appliedas well as forming a downwardly spaced support and guide for the nextpiece of sidingto be applied thereover and extending thereabove.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A siding mounting strip such as inexpensivelyformed as a plastic extrusion of a suitable synthetic resin such as astyrene composition .or the like is positioned in continuously extendingsections on the longitudinal upper edges of lap siding boards or thelike and includes spaced downwardly extending flanges one of t which hasa guide and support for the next applied sid- DESCRIPTION OF THEDRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective elevation of a section of the sidingmounting strip. v

F IG. 2 is a vertical cross section through a portion of I a frame wallconstruction showing portions of two siding boards and the device of theinvention in position therebetween. v

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT In the simplest form of theinvention a plastic extrusion includes a transverse section having adepend ing flange II on one side with a secondary outturned flange l2along its lower edge. A second depending flange 13 is formed on theother longitudinal edge of the transverse section 10 and has a pair oflongitudinal ribs 14 thereon and an upturned arcuate member 15 extendingthereover and spaced with respect to the downturned flange 13.

The siding mounting strip is preferably formed as a plastic extrusion ofa suitable semi-rigid synthetic resin composition such as the severalstyrene compounds that will occur to those skilled in the art.

In FIG. 2 of the drawings, a frame wall construction is shown whichincludes a studding 16, rock lath, 17 plaster l8 and sheathing 19 with asiding board 20 positioned in spaced relation to the sheathing 19 by afastener 21 which extends through a second siding board 22. The sidingmounting strip is illustrated in position on the upper longitudinal edgeof the siding board 20 with the transverse section 10 lying on top ofthe upper edge of the siding 20 with the cushion formed by the arcuateflange 15 being positioned between the siding board 20 and the sheathingl9 and the downturned flange 11 being positioned between the sidingboard 20 and the siding board 22 with the lower edge of the siding board22 being positioned on the outturned flange 12 thereof.

The fastener 21 is a siding nail positioned through the siding boards 22and 20 respectively and through the sheathing l9 and into the studding16 as customary in frame wall constructions. It will be observed thatwhen the siding board 20 is applied to the wall it has a longitudinalsection of the siding mounting strip as hereinbefore describedpositioned on its uppermost edge where it will be self-retaining. Thesiding board 20 is leveled and secured by fasteners as customary. Thesiding board 22 is then positioned with its lower edge on the outturnedflange 12 of the siding mounting strip where it is automatically leveledand properly spaced for the desired overlap as customary in lap sidingframe wall constructions. A nail 21 comprising a fastener is thenpositioned through the lower portion of the siding board 22, theupperportion of the siding board 20 and into the sheathing and studdingconstruction of the wall to secure the assembly in the position shown.

The resulting construction includes a longitudinal air seal formed bythe arcuate flange l5 and individual air spaces S behind each of thesiding boards.

Those skilled in the art will observe that the air spaces S form soundand heat insulation between the siding and the wall and that theefficiency of the wall is thereby improved. It will also be observedthat the cushioning effect created by the sealing action of the curvedflange l5 enables the assembled wall to resist separation as would occurfrom'expansion and contraction or warpage of the component parts. Theirregularities in the plane of the wall surface are also overcome bypositioning the fasteners at different locations so as to change thedegree of compression of the curved sealing flange l5 and thus bring thefinished siding surface into desired straight line arrangement.

Considerable insulating value is added to a wooden wall structure byutilizing the present invention as tests on a sample wall formed inaccordance with the invention with an outside temperature of 170F. andan inside temperature of F. revealed that at the end of 1 hour theinside temperature had risen 1 to 71 at the end of three hours thetemperature rise was 2 additional degrees to 73.

A comparable test of the same components without the device of theinvention starting with F. outside temperature and a 70F. insidetemperature showed an 1 1 inside temperature rise in 1 hour to 81. Testswith respect to time saved in applying siding utilizing the sidingmounting strip indicate that approximately 20 percent of the time spentin applying lap siding is used in leveling, aligning and spacing theindividual horizontally extending siding boards which actions arecompletely eliminated through the use of the present invention as thesiding boards are automatically supported, aligned, leveled andconveniently held for fastening enabling a carpenter to applyconsiderably more lap siding in the same time than would otherwise bethe case.

Although but one embodiment of the present invention has beenillustrated and described it will be apparent to those skilled in theart that various changes and modifications may be made therein withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention.

1 claim:

1. An elongated lap siding mounting device having a transverse sectionwith depending flanges on its longitudinal edges, one of said dependingflanges being longer than the other, an outturned secondary flange onthe lower edge of said longer depending flange and an arcuate seal andcushion forming configuration on the outer side of the other dependingflange, said device arranged to be positioned on the upper longitudinaledge of one piece of lap siding with the seal and the cushion formingconfiguration between said piece of lap siding and the structure towhich the lap siding is applied and the outturned secondary flange onthe longer of said depending flanges of the device positioned beneathand in supporting and guiding relation to a second upwardly andoutwardly disposed piece of lap siding.

2. The elongated lap siding mounting device of claim 1 wherein saidarcuate seal and cushion forming configuration includes a pair oflongitudinally extending ribs on said other depending flange and anarcuate third flange thereon curving thereover.

3. The elongated lap siding mounting device of claim 1 and wherein theseal and cushion forming configuration is positioned adjacent thetransverse section of the device.

4. The elongated lap siding mounting device of claim 1 and wherein saidoutturned secondary flange is of a size sufficient to engage and holdthe lower edge of a piece of lap siding positioned thereon.

1. An elongated lap siding mounting device having a transverse sectionwith depending flanges on its longitudinal edges, one of said dependingflanges being longer than the other, an outturned secondary flange onthe lower edge of said longer depending flange and an arcuate seal andcushion forming configuration on the outer side of the other dependingflange, said device arranged to be positioned on the upper longitUdinaledge of one piece of lap siding with the seal and the cushion formingconfiguration between said piece of lap siding and the structure towhich the lap siding is applied and the outturned secondary flange onthe longer of said depending flanges of the device positioned beneathand in supporting and guiding relation to a second upwardly andoutwardly disposed piece of lap siding.
 2. The elongated lap sidingmounting device of claim 1 wherein said arcuate seal and cushion formingconfiguration includes a pair of longitudinally extending ribs on saidother depending flange and an arcuate third flange thereon curvingthereover.
 3. The elongated lap siding mounting device of claim 1 andwherein the seal and cushion forming configuration is positionedadjacent the transverse section of the device.
 4. The elongated lapsiding mounting device of claim 1 and wherein said outturned secondaryflange is of a size sufficient to engage and hold the lower edge of apiece of lap siding positioned thereon.